{"id":72679,"date":"2024-02-23T21:03:49","date_gmt":"2024-02-24T02:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2024\/02\/23\/saint-levant-gazan-rapper-mc-abdul-celebrate-the-culture-of-palestine-in-deira-video\/"},"modified":"2024-02-23T21:03:49","modified_gmt":"2024-02-24T02:03:49","slug":"saint-levant-gazan-rapper-mc-abdul-celebrate-the-culture-of-palestine-in-deira-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2024\/02\/23\/saint-levant-gazan-rapper-mc-abdul-celebrate-the-culture-of-palestine-in-deira-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Saint Levant & Gazan Rapper MC Abdul Celebrate the Culture of Palestine in \u2018Deira\u2019 Video"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tThe culture of Palestine is celebrated in \u201cDeira,\u201d a new song and video from artists Saint Levant and MC Abdul released in the wake of Levant\u2019s recent signing to Universal Arabic Music (UAM). <\/p>\n

\n\tLevant is a singer, rapper and songwriter of Palestinian, Algerian, French and Serbian descent. MC Abdul is a 15-year-old rapper from Gaza whose 2021 viral hit, \u201cPalestine,\u201d\u00a0brought him global prominence.<\/p>\n

\n\tDone in the traditional Shaabi Arab musical style native to Algiers, \u201cDeira\u201d \u2014 which translates to \u201cthe Kasbah or \u201cthe old city\u201d \u2014 is an homage to Levant\u2019s lineage, with the video highlighting daily life, food, fashion, sports and more in the Middle East through a dreamy and nostalgic lens. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cDeira is the name of the hotel that my father Rashid, an architect, built with my mother in 2000 when they moved to Gaza,\u201d Levant says in a statement. \u201cHe built this hotel with mud because it was impossible to import cement at the time. Located on the beach, this hotel was one of the most beautiful in Gaza, made up of 22 rooms. It was a true architectural marvel. On July 16, 2014, four children playing ball out front of the hotel were killed by Israeli rocket fire and most recently the hotel was totally destroyed by bombing three months ago.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tMC Abdul \u2014 who left Gaza for the United States a month before the war started \u2014 delivers a verse acknowledging the current conflict with the lyrics, \u201cBig dreams, heavy nights\/praying that my family can stay alive\/imagine trying to fly with no wings\/but I promise you the caged bird sings.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

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